The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-08
The PIGEON ROOSr AGAIN.
ANOTHER BLOODY TRAGEDY
ADDED TO ITS CALENDAR.
Sidney Harris Killed by a Business
Rival Named R0senstein--Ihe
Particulars.

the Pigeon Root road, Just beyond
the old Baseball Park, was shot and
killed at 1850 o'clock yesterday alter.
noon by a rival groceryman named
Isaac Rosens'ein. The tragedy was
the outcome Of business rivalry, which
had risen to fever heat, and precipi-
tsted by the dead man striving to en-
tioe and hold patronage.
The particulars, as cleaned from wit
nesses before the eoToner's Jury, are
about as follows: For some time past
Harris and Rosenstsin have been
strainiDg every point to control the
location OF a blacksmith shop, which
as they seemed to be impressed, car
ried with 1t influence and increased
business. Harris won the contest,
and the shop went up about twenty
yards the other eide of his store. 1t
was then that Rosenttein's ire became
intense, and he would frequent the
shop to WOO snd win louugers and
Others to spend their money with him.
Yesterday Harris was s.anding in
front of his store, alter having sold a
colored man employed in the shop
named r chaidson a bill OF goods
amounting in all to about Al 90 The
colored man WAS returning TO his
work, when he was accosted hy
Rosenstain aud reprosched Tor leaving
him to trsde with his rival. Harris
heard the remarks and said: THAT'S
al right, Richardson; anything in this
grocery You want You can get II,
money or no money. Trade with me,
and not with that Jews Of b."
whats that you say ?" said Rpsen-
stein, adGr, ssirg Harris; you call me
thst2"
"Yes, and you are one" replied
Harris.
YOU'RE another" retorted Rosen-
stein.
With this Harris walked to the rear
OF his store, deposited his pistol, which
he ca ried in his hip pocket, and went
forth to fight 1t out. He struck Rosen-
stein on the head, whereupon that
individual asked what he did that Tor,
He struck him again, when Rosenstein
began to retreat and opened fire. The
first shot strnck Harris in the left
breast, but its effect was not ipstau-
taneous enough to prevent him from
STOPPING for brick with which TO de-
fend himself As he stopped Rose n.
stein continued to shoot at him, the
two shots taking effect, one in the ring
finger OF the left hand and the other
on the right breast. The latter, how
ever, glanced toward the shoulder,
and only served to break the skin in
both places. Harris threw the brick,
which went wide Of its mark, and then
turned, when Rosenstein fred sgain,
sending bullet into his back which
lodged near the spinal chord. He then
fed TO his store, the old Just stand,
about 100 yards east OF where the
ehooting occurred.
Harris staggered toward bis place
OF business, and colorad man sta nd
irg near went to his assistance. He
supported the wounded man to room
IN the rear Of the store and placed
him on bed. After he had lain down,
Harris remarked: THAT id Jew
has been lay ing around here for me
for long time, and now he has killed
me. Send for Hortie." Hort,e was
his daughter, a girl about IA years OF
age, who was whiting at the house of
an old friend and neighbor, Mrs.
White.
Deputy Coroner Barry, Sergeants
Koran end Hedrick answered the |
summons which came to the Station
House, and on their arrival found
Harris still alive, but rapidly sinking.
He died short time later, and about
forty minutes alter the shooting &C.
Cured. A jury was impaneled and a
large number Of witnesses examine d,
" tho all testified that Harris was I'M.
armed a. the time OF the difficulty.
When standing in front Of the store,
and at the time the opprobious
cpl bets were applied, he had pistol
plainly showing from his pocket, but
before the assault he placed II on a
mantel In the resr OF the store. This
proceeding is accounted for ON the
that he considered him
self able to whip Rosenstein In q
rough and tumble fight. Tue verdict
D! t &c coroner's jury was that Harris
came to bis death fiom pistol shots at
the hands OF Rosenstein.
Rosenstein was soon arrested at his
place OF business and conveyed to the
Station House. There he was eeen by
D reporter, and gave statement SINH
sr to tLat OF the witnesses, until he
came to the point where Harris
smerged from his store after laying
his pistol aside. Then he said that
Harris put on coat and was srraug-
ny a pistol in his pocket. He said
urther that Harris tried to strike him
v tn rock and put his hand on a
oietol at the same time. He denied
he existence of any bad blood between
himself and Harr 8.
The dead man was widower with
)ne child, a daughter, who lived with
! Mr.. White near by. He was about
Iix feet high, but very slender. and az
le lay stripped TO the waist did not
ook larger than Ii year old boy.
De wore heavy BLACK. .besrd, and at
me time did business on Market
square. He rented the DuIsut placs
ast July.
The slayer is we'll known in NAM
1his. He has a wife and fonr cha.
lren, and at one time was reteil !
in this city. He re- tied the
] usti house just after the former ten
ants were murdered. He Is now In
all, and will be examined today. He
was apparently unconcerned over the
affair.
The tragedy has again arou ed a
holy horror on the Pigeon Roost road,
and the mere mention OF the name
CAUSES o thrill OF awe TO creep up the |
spinal column Of timid people. A
Tacetious gentleman, on leaning the
Iacts, inquired which were preferable
IN enforced trip over that highway,
an accident policy or life insurance